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Pilot of BE76 makes a go around after red sign at local FBO is misinterpreted as part of VASI display for runway 13 at lee.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 774702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lee.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 120 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : maintenance |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 9870 flight time type : 705 |
| ASRS Report | 774702 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
On approach to runway 13 at leesburg international airport (lee); inadvertently lined up for what was thought to be part of the VASI system. After go around; and safely landing on runway 21; the red lights turned out to be a red illuminated sign at a local FBO. Reporter advised that the visual approach; made shortly after dusk; was inadvertently aligned with the parallel taxiway some 600 feet to the left of the runway itself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF BE76 MAKES A GAR AFTER RED SIGN AT LOCAL FBO IS MISINTERPRETED AS PART OF VASI DISPLAY FOR RWY 13 AT LEE.
Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 13 AT LEESBURG INTL ARPT (LEE); INADVERTENTLY LINED UP FOR WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE PART OF THE VASI SYS. AFTER GAR; AND SAFELY LNDG ON RWY 21; THE RED LIGHTS TURNED OUT TO BE A RED ILLUMINATED SIGN AT A LOCAL FBO. REPORTER ADVISED THAT THE VISUAL APCH; MADE SHORTLY AFTER DUSK; WAS INADVERTENTLY ALIGNED WITH THE PARALLEL TXWY SOME 600 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY ITSELF.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.